On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum are joined by Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast, as well past manga editor and game creator, Jason Thompson, to discuss Hitoshi Iwaaki’s classic manga, Parasyte! A sci-fi, horror, action story about a teenager named Shinichi, whose body is almost taken over by a parasitic creature, but stops it just before it reaches his brain causing it to only take over his left hand. Shinichi and his new parasite companion, Migi, figure out how to coexist together as they attempt to hide Migi’s existence from other people while also coming in contact with other parasites! We discuss this horrifying but silly series, as we touch on how Iwaaki explores things like grief, trauma, and even environmentalism?! We also discuss what we think of the 2014 anime from Madhouse, as well as just how far the manga’s availability has come in the US since the first time it was licensed by Tokyopop! If you liked this discussion, join us next week when we cover both Parasyte anthology collections with Neo Parasyte f & m!!
PODCAST BREAKDOWN:
00:00 – Intro/Site Updates
08:11 – Parasyte Discussion
1:26:03 – Listener Questions
2:04:09 – Guest Plugs
2:07:22 – Community Shout-outs!:
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Music Featured:
Let Me Hear by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
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